Donatas Motiejūnas
Motiejūnas with the Houston Rockets in October 2013
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| No. 12 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 20, 1990 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis School Kaunas |
| 2007–2008 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2007–2008 | →Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis School Kaunas |
| 2008–2009 | Aisčiai Kaunas |
| 2009–2012 | Benetton Basket Treviso |
| 2011–2012 | →Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| 2012–2016 | Houston Rockets |
| 2012–2013; 2016 |
→Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2017–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Donatas Motiejūnas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [d̪ɔˈn̪äːt̪ɐs̪ moːtʲiəˈjûːn̪ɐs̪]; born September 20, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 20th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before going on to win the 2012 Polish Basketball League championship with Asseco Prokom Gdynia. After spending four seasons with the Houston Rockets from 2012 to 2016, Motiejūnas joined the Pelicans in January 2017.
In 2005, Motiejūnas began his career playing with Žalgiris Kaunas' junior team, Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school, who play in the Lithuanian National Basketball League. In 2007–08, he made his debut for the senior team in a Baltic League game against the ASK Riga. He scored 15 points in 22 minutes.
In 2008, Motiejūnas signed with Aisčiai Kaunas for the 2008–09 season where he went on to average 19.9 points and 7.0 rebounds in 29.3 minutes per game, and he scored a season-high 29 points in a Lithuanian League game against Nevėžis on March 22, 2009.
In August 2009, Motiejūnas signed a multi-year deal with Benetton Treviso of the Lega Basket Serie A. In 33 league games in 2009–10, he averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
In April 2010, Motiejūnas declared for the 2010 NBA draft, but later withdrew and returned to Benetton. He went on to win the 2011 EuroCup Rising Star award after helping Benetton reach the EuroCup 2010–11 Final Four, averaging 10.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
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